This Just In...5-2-14

Friday

May 2, 2014 at 2:00 AM

Patriot Staff

EDWARD F. MARONEY PHOTO

DOWN TO THE BASICS – This sign at the Barnstable High School Field House was seen over the weekend during a visit to a model railroad show. We’d be a little more comfortable if students were at least “strongly encouraged” in the shorts department.

Congratulations to West Barnstable artist Edith Tonelli, new director of the Cape Cod Museum of Art. She’s noted for her Chinese brush works, among others…. In the midst of this long winterspring, everyone could use a little R and R in a B and B. You can view the offerings of six Barnstable bed and breakfast establishments during the Hyannis Public Library’s “Tulips, Treats and Tours” tour May 4 from noon to 4 p.m. Participants include Cape Cod Ocean Manor, Hillcrest Bed and Breakfast, Simmons Homestead, Long Dell, Honeysuckle Hall Inn and The Lamb & Lion. Tickets ($25) are available at the library…. Turtles aren’t known for their speed, but, sadly, speeders are endangering them. A reader wrote in to plead with drivers to slow down for turtles at the intersection of Bumps River and Old Mill in Osterville. “Today my son and I pulled over to watch a turtle cross the road when a car passed us and ran it over,” she wrote. After the incident, “my kids made signs and put them on the side of the road hoping people will slow down.”…. The AIDS Support Group of Cape Cod, deeply involved in the battle to train people to rescue family members and other loved ones who overdose on drugs as well as many other efforts, is taking a breath to mark the 23rd anniversary of its “A Night at the Chef’s Table” fundraiser. The event is a memorial for those who have lost family and friends to the AIDS epidemic. This year’s date at 50 restaurants across the Cape is June 5 starting at 7 p.m. Reservations ($100) for the special dinners are available through event coordinator Tanya Rosario at 508-487-9445…. The Yarmouth Chamber of Commerce and their new executive director, Coren Egan, have parted company. Former board member Linda Jean will be interim executive director starting May 5…. Circle your calendars now for two interesting shows at the Barnstable High School Performing Arts Center. The Irish Rovers are due Aug. 22, and the Vienna Boys Choir will visit Dec. 10…. Sturgis Charter Public School student Emma Brimdyr returned to her roots at the Waldorf School of Cape Cod last month to meet with Waldorf students who created illustrations for a brochure written by Sturgis students. In Arabic and English, the pamphlet explains the life-saving solar water disinfection process…. In other Waldorf news, the school in Cotuit is holding a Roaring 20s auction May 10 from 5:30 to 11 p.m. at St. George Greek Orthodox Church on Route 28 in Centerville. Tickets are $20 now and $25 at the door. Go to www.waldorfschoolofcapecod.org for details…. The Master Gardeners will have their annual plant sale May 17 starting at 9 a.m. at the Cape Cod Fairgrounds on Route 151 in Falmouth, offering everything from “seedlings to two-gallon containers.”…. Some of the most treasured residences on the Cape were designed by architect Royal Barry Wills. Now a new book, At Home in New England, showcases the more recent efforts of his firm, run by his son, Richard Wills. Publisher Rowman & Littlefield comments: “To the consternation of many a modernist architect who has ascribed a physical prescription to the phrase ‘form follows function,’ the traditional Cape Cod home has proven remarkably adaptable to all the demands twenty-first century lifestyles can throw at it.”…. Quahog Entertainment co-founders John Sullivan and Andrew Rapo won’t just be there for dinner when the 37th Boston/New England Emmy Awards are held June 7 in Boston (old Boston boy Leonard Nimoy will be honored). Sullivan and Rapo are nominated for a graphic arts award for the opening sequence of their new children’s show, Quahog Corner. Rapo is also up for his theme song for Doug The Quahog, the Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce’s annual predictor of the length of the summer season…. Circle May 31 on your calendar for the 18th annual Maritime History Symposium, to be held from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History in Brewster. There are talks on maritime maps, the centennial of the Cape Cod Canal, the Cape in the War of 1812, and the region’s “pirate treasures.”…. Artists are invited to drop off works May 19 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. for the Cotuit Center for the Arts’ next juried exhibition, “Call Me Ishmael,” which will run in conjunction with the stage production of Moby Dick! The Musical…. Check in with the Sturgis Library at 508-362-6636 to snag tickets to this year’s historical author lecture featuring Brewster’s Sally Cabot Gunning. The event is July 10 at 6 p.m. at the Barnstable Village Hall/Comedy Club…. Too Late for the Listings: “Gonna keep on tryin’ till I reach the highest ground,” wrote Stevie Wonder, but all you have to do is drive down Route 28 to the Waquoit Congregational Church May 4 to attend the “Higher Grounds” coffee house from 4 to 6 p.m. The all-male singing group Notescape will perform its wide repertoire, and is donating all contributions to Falmouth High School’s Choral Boosters. The high school’s a cappella group, Soulfege, will perform as well. Admission is free…. Shepley Wood Products on Thornton Drive in Hyannis will host a blood drive May 6 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m…. It’s moms night out at the Cape Cod Mall May 8 from 5 to 8 p.m. An event titled “Indulge” will offer style consultations, beauty services, refreshments and drinks, Harlequin book giveaways and even complimentary massages.